Recognised as Colour
#AAB245
- #AAB245
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AAB245 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 178, 69 and HSL 64°, 44%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AAB245#AAB245
HEX#AAB245
RGBrgb(170, 178, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.698, 0.2706
RGB percentages66.7%, 69.8%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(64.4, 44.1%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.4, 61.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK4.5%, 0%, 61.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,186,757
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB245;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#554DBA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4D45B2
Analogous#B28345, #74B245
Triadic#45AAB2, #B245AA
Split complementary#4573B2, #8445B2
Tetradic#45B284, #4D45B2, #B24573
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G178
B69
Red170 (66.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue64.4°
Saturation (HSL)44.13%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G B2 · B 45
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